Daily Republican., 1887-07-12
THIRD EDITION.
Board Of Education.

bOatQ WAS HUOub hNJoufnbk' Il
On motion OF DR.. Shortli6Ve the Com
mittee on Books was authorized to pro
cure tie necessary books for the ensuing
year.
Mr., Pyle from the Printing Commit
tee reported having had 500 copies OF
the by.laws and rules prtL ted, aad an
nouucad that they were ready for dis
tiibution
MT. Belts from the COMMITTEE on
Fuel re ported having advertised fsI
bids for coal and wood for the coming /
year, aud that the Charlie, Warner Com |
pauy was the lowest bidder for coal |
The contract for furnishing coal was
awarded to that company. The contract
for fernishiag wood was awarded to the
Combs Lumb ber Company.
On motion OF DR.. Chadwick 1t waf
ordered that nothirg bs put IN the oel'
lar OF No II until said csllar was put
in proper condition.
On notion OF Mr.. DonNhoe 1t was
ordered tnat neither wood nor coal be
placed 10 the cellar OF any school except
by the order Of the COM mittee OF the
respective schools.
Treasurer Rartram reported q balance
In the treasury OF the board July OF
S1.340 O6.
The resolution of Mr. Smith to ask for
plans and estimates for building an
annex to No. Z school Fifth and Pine
streets, tho cost not to exceed ", 500,
laid over from the last meeting, was
taken up for consideration.
Mr.. Smith spoke ct length in favor OF
the fesoE ution. upon the ground that
the trustees of s.. Mary's Catholic
Church intended 20 use No. IL school
for . parochial private school, and that
200 scholars would be thrown oRt Of the
public schools.
Mr. Kyne opposed the resolution. dts
experience was Glat annexes were ex.
pensiye experinonts, costing seaeetimes
more than double the contract price
Besides, nobody could tell whistler
an annex was needed at present,
rs the opening OF pafochial
school would draw from all the schools
in the eastern part Of the city,
Mr.. Ruth offered . minority repor.
from the com m ittss, in which IL was
deemed iradvisable TO build an annex
ut the present time, and motion madt
by him to postpone the further con.
sideration of the subject until the
second meeting in September was
adopted.
The resolution laid over also from
last meeting to Authorize the purchase
OF q lot at Pyle and Woodland avenues
Twelfth ward, for the erection Of 9
school house in the future Was taken NJ
for consideration And a lengthy debate
ensued
Mr.. Palmer opposed the notion be
cause 1t was teo far out OF the city
proper. Children would not go to the
outskirts of the city to school. They
all wanted to come into the city.
Mr.. Smith concurTed heartily with
Mr.. Palmer.
Mr.. Pyle strongly adv 1cated the pur
chase of the lot, as property was fast In
creasipg in valAe and population wa
also fast increasing.
DR.. Chad WICK favored the purohas,
of the lot and thought that the com
mittse having the matter in charg
should be the p,oper judges of wheths 8
q school was nesded In that vicinity.
DIR. Grimshaw said there wac no us
wasting words. There IS no money il
the treasury to pay for lots or snythin
else. You have no money and tina
should be the end Of it. Your charte
forbids you going into debt.
DR.. Shortlidge would favor the resO
luton under certain circr instances, bu
he thonght the B oard of Education, IL
erecting new school house. should no
go out where they only pay one eight
OF q tax rate and give the Seventh an
Sixth wards the cold shoulder. II
asked Mr.. Pyle what the tax rate wa
IN that section.
Mr.. Pyle said he was glad to answer
as the citizens OF the Twelfth ward ha
paid taxes without the privilege OF b,
ing represented, or having the opDo
tunity of voting for members OF Gh
board. He himself paid more soho
tax than any other member OF tn
board, and he received no immedta'
benefit from 1t.
DIR. Shortlidge congratulated X
Pyle upon being wealthy and able
pay taxes, bat that was not the uestit
he asked him.
Mr.. Donahoe was opp0sed TO the pu
chase of the lot while We could not p
school house upou 1t. Property ma
be cheaper in the future than 1t is MOI
Mr.. Kyne favored purchasing the Il
We will have the money in August, q,
Mr.. DIckey who is good judge of u
value OF properly says the lot is vel
cheap at ,he prLae offered.
Mr.. Jones thou2ht that the tenden'
OF children to come into tho city
school was correct, but he did Eot thir
we should follow this inclination.
Mr. Eoulk, In yeply to Qrestio
was told that the annual appropriate
OF $2o,G90 for building schoolhous
would De paid by tke City Council
August.
Mr.. Palmer said il q new seho,
house IVES built in Rcrty Acres, ch
dren from SilverbrooE could come
No. IL
Mr.. Fuekel opposed Ellverbrook 81
favored Forty Azores.
Mr.. Ruth said there we're IS app
cants at Ne. IS without seats, and
knew of SO houses going up be,we
No. 15 and Silusrbrook.
Mr. MeRaw said it was 1nfortun
for those who did not live Ia the cen
of the city, If they had to be depri,
of schools. He had q little girl v
goes to school from Seventeenth a
Union streets to Thirteenth and W
Lut streete.
Mr.. Palmer moved to postpone nj
January.
DR.. Grimshaw moved to anerd
postponing to the second Monday
August. Both motions were lost.
Tue motion to purchase the lot
Pyle and Woodiawn avenues wRs u
lost by a vote ofD to IL.
On motion of Mr.. Foulk the bids
building the annex to school No.
were opened as followt: Il. ID. See
$3.50; A. j. Peters, $6 66f.66; j.
Lendermsun, Sc, $50; II. 8. Coristy,
1le; w. &. Pierce, $6,04S; n. q. Biz
son, Is $50; A. 3. Reed, 5,476. La th
bids the heating IVES not included.
On motion of Mr. Massey the awi
nd{ d{o,, an o